. >> tom sherwood, news 4. >>> other news tonight, a dozen students were suspended for a year. some apparents in culpepper, virginia, are worried they're facing extreme punishments. bureau reporter shows us how the fellow students are taking action. >> this says no 365. >> the colorful bands on her wrist show her support >> the tension in the school is extreme right now and i know one of the moms described it kind of as a witch hunt and that's how we feel. >> the students suspended she says because of allegations of locker room misconduct, not

. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood in the district.f you ever maxed out your credit car, so much so the company cut you off, it happen to the distrt goveicrn > > >>> imagine witnessing your child's behavior change drastically. >> it turns out her son's psychological problems were a result of a physical illness. as part of our changing mind series, we are taking a look at the link between physical illness and psychiatric problems. >> he wouldn't leave the house. he was washing himself until his hands would bleed. >> reporter: karen orsef is describing the behavior of her then 11-year-old son george. >> he went is to school and swim practice, came home. he just really, in a moment completely changed. >> reporter: he had been sick with strep throat twice in two months. at first, he seemed to recover. >> reporter: i thought it was physical initially. as time progressed, i thought, no, something is wrong with him. he is acting li ill. >> reporter: he developed ticks and also accuse separation anxiety. >> because strep infections are so comm

. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood. what is old, what is new and what you can expect in the next 40 years. i'll have the story coming up. >>> and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. radar showing a few showers already in parts of south western virginia marching up the shenandoah valley. will they impact your thurs >>> chopper 4 over a bad roov 80 shut down at park mills road. instead take 85. we're still closed. as we zoom over from 95 south after it the icc, brand new crash there, it is in the left lane. you can get by there on the right side. but we do have a crash slow things just a bit. 66 eastbound before 123, that crash slowing things, as well. prince george's county looking good, indian head highway, 228, crain highway, everything looking good. branch avenue, pennsylvania avenue as well. good morning, chuck bell. another nice one today. >> yes indeed, top down weather again for today. and the four things you need to know before you make your plan, more and more summerlike with each passing day. getting ver

. >>> i'm tom sherwood in the district.all know about 10 downing street in london where the prime minister lives. well, could this house, 10 colorado circle be whe theer jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? everyone's nola is different. follow yours. >>> just in to the live desk the attorney general says the federal government will seek the death penalty against the charleston church shooter. dylann roof is accused of killing nine people last june as they attended bible study at emanuel ame church. his motive appears to be race related. loretta lynch released a statement saying the nature of the crime and the resultin

. >>> i'm tom sherwood in the district. graffiti be gone.ow you can help get rid of graffiti in the city. i'll have the story coming up. >>> i'm mark segraves in arlington where a woman was sexually assaulted early sunday morning. why police are saying they're putting every resource they have into catching this guy. >>> it's been a delightful spring day. big changeon our way ands vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me >>> a woman says a man sexually assaulted her in her bedroom in her bed. now police in arlington are hoping to catch the suspect before he strikes again. mark segraves is in arlington with just more on how this happened. >> reporter: this is north edgewood street. we're right off washington boulevard here in arlington. neighbors say they've had issues with people being robbed an

tom sherwood takes a look at an exhibit at the air and space museum. >> reporter: since the beginningmodern commercial airlines, flight attendants, called stewardesses until in the 1970s, were hired as eye candy. >> they were objectified. >> reporter: now international president of the association of flight attendants that represents 50,000 attendants. in the past, there were very specific qualifications. >> you couldn't be married. you couldn't have children. you couldn't way too much. >> reporter: the air and space exhibit represents 70 years of fighting for changes. >> it doesn't matter who you love or what gender you are or where you're from or what you sound like, what your body shape is. when i see that museum, i see that as a lot of pride in where we've come from. after 9/11, they have anti-terrorism training too. the union now wants seat restraints for passengers under 2. >> the lead flight attendant has -- sorry. >> reporter: nelson told of a crash where babies died because mothers were told to put them down on the floor. >> there was no safe place for that baby to be other t

i'm tom sherwood. back to you. >>> tom, thanks.he caps one last practice today before they went up to pittsburgh. game six tonight is one of those, you know what it's called, must-win game tomorrow is. appears the team is not letting the pressure get to them. all smiles from the ice earlier and they a for that game tomorrow night. we'll have more on that coming up in our sports report. >>> friends and family came in from all over the country only to find out the funeral was cancelled. the reason behind the delayed burial and what happened when nbc 4 responds steps in. >> your driver's license may get revamped. to protect you against identity theft while paying tribute to maryland's rich history. >>> a little bit of a break in the weather. this is future weather. tomorrow at 7:30 notice the rain, some of it could be heavy at times. wow tomorrow morning's rush hour not looking good. how about the ra chancesin >>> maryland unveiled new driver's licenses and theft. the new cards features the maryland flag as the background and have sev

she stopped by a coffee shop in loudoun county today to talk about the struggles tom sherwood is live in stone ridge, virginia to see how she's trying to connect with voters here. tom? >> reporter: jim and wendy it was an invited audience inside the coffee shop here but many others were outside. democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton, a brief weave to the loudoun county crowd that gathered outside her 90-minute coffee talk at the stone ridge mug and muffin. >> it's clear that there are so many challenges. >> reporter: virginia and loudoun county are considered up for grabs in the november election against presumptive republican nominee donald trump. clinton supporters here were looking past democratic candidate bernie sanders who trails badly for the democratic nomination. >> i love hillary clinton. >> what about virginia tough state? >> it is a tough state. >> reporter: one hillary clinton supporter who watched from outside said she wished more men supported clinton a potential drawback against trump in the fall camig trump at the moment. but things will change i hope. >>

page ahead of the november electi election, but as tom sherwood reports, some virginia republicans stillply split over their presumptive nominee. >> donald trump's plane using washington, full unity, not on board. former virginia yan, backing ted cruz, say true conservatives aren't pleased with trump or capitol hill leaders. >> they're looking to them as a sign of everyone coming together with donald trump is reay very incomplete. >> he lost the race for governor, suggested conservatives might simply stay home in november. >> ask mitt romney what happens when your key voters stay home. >> such talk, irritating prince william county corey store wart. he is leading virginia for trump. >> any ele republican nominee, the people, the person that the people have chosen for the republican nominee, those people do not belong in our party any more. >> but long time northern virginia david ramadan, who also backed cruz, told julie carey, trump is not conservative and he would never vote for him. >> with heavy heart, i suspended my membership of the republican party. and i will not participate in a

tom sherwood, news 4. >>> today the nation's top spellers will begin competing at the national scrippswill take written tests today before they head to the stage tomorrow. >>> and one of this year's spelling beacon tes tants has an extra challenge ahead of him. neal maze was born deaf and now lives with cochlear implants. he's been memorizing thousands of words. when he competed in his home competition, the announcer actually wore are a transmitter around the neck to help him hear a little better. the implants are great, but sometimes hard to block out other noise. >> way to go. >> yeah, his mom wanted to make sure that he was able to do things that other kids were able to do and to compete and have fun like everybody else. >> we wish neal the best and all the competitors. >>> we're making it harder to get the best price. the change you will notice the next time you buy something on amazon. >> a live look at national harbor. we're seeing something we n' chuck bell preparing your kids for the school day at 6:41. >> but first, new criticism for the nfl over player safety. what a new cong

news 4's tom sherwood reports the d.c.apitol hill fight is far from settled. >> reporter: here's the issue from capitol hill republicans, congress granted only limited home rule to the district in 1970s and ever since it has always approved the annual budget along with other federal spending, but district officials say city voters in 2013 approved a change to the city charter that separated city spending from the federal government with only a cursory review by congress necessary for city money. house republicans on a party line committee vote passed a measure to nullify the city's attempt at limited independence on its budget. >> this is not meant to do anything other than try to address what the intent of congress was when it passed the home rule act. >> eleanor holmes norton denounced the vote at historic interference and vowed to fight the bill if it moved from the house to the senate. >> i do want to stress that we are by no means giving up in congress and that's why we've already been at work in the senate. >> the is

tom sherwood explains. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood in the district. have you ever maxed out your credit card so much so that the company cut you off? it happened to the district this past winter. during the big blizzard in late january, the city scrambled to hire private contractors to remove the snow. speed things up, it put millions of dollars on city credit cards. so much so jpmorgan cut off the city's credit. to the administrator a rashad young, he said the city's credit was quickly restored. >> it was resolved in over 24 hours so it did not affect our livelihood. >>> and according to the cdc, a third of antibiotics prescribed by doctors every year are not needed. children under the age of 3 are prescribed the most and it seems the overprescribing is creating dangerous drug-resistant super bugs. as for adults, if you are healthy you can fight bacterial infections on your own. the cdc now wants to cut the use of the drugs by 50% in the next four years. >>> 6:15 now. this week we are focusing on health and wellness. this morning we're talking about

. >>> i'm tom sherwood in the district. mayor muriel million plan to close this d.c. homeless shelter and open smaller facilities throughout the city has run in into a major road block over cost. d.c. council chairman phil men dell son is now looking at seriously reworking the main komg poe nept of the plan to cut costs. instead of millions spent on expensive leasing on private land, mendelson would move at least some of the the temporary home facilities to city owned land. >> i'm concerned that the costs seem to be high, but that's what we're check out. >> reporter: mayor bowser city administrator was surprised at men tell son's potential rewrite. he said the mayor is reviewsing costs, too. >> is that going on cost a britt more because we're disbursing across the city? it certainly will, but at the end of the day, our mission and goal is to do what is right and what is best for these families. >> reporter: chairman mendelson in april put off a vote on bower plan and he told news 4 he hopes to have a vote on any revised tom sherwood, news 4. >>> i'm not there right no

news 4's tom sherwood tweeted this photo of a "no trump anytime" siechb sticker on the back. >>> talking about mysterious skywriting appearing above you in virginia. >> now we know who was behind it and why no one could understand it. our media partners at wtop learned the airline pilots association commissioned the skywriting, but there was a typo. it should have read deny nai, that stands for norwegian airlines. they have launched a campaign to keep the budget air carrier from operating in the u.s. >>> metro is reducing train speeds to help reduce the risk of smoke and fire incidents. trains have been ordered to leave stations more slowly on the red line between grovener and new pine circle. on the orange line and on the silver blue lines between roslyn and benning roads. >>> the engineer was they say that's what the national transportation safety board will announce tomorrow was the cause of that deadly amtrak derailment in philadelphia a year ago. it was going more than double the speed limit when it rounded a curve and careened off the tracks this week last may. they will present th

it's something that will play out closer to november. >> tom sherwood, it's about politics and publicolicy? >> virginia is only one of 11 states in the country that says if you're a felon and even when you become an ex-felon that you cannot vote. you cannot be a full citizen again. >> he's moving to make felons have the right to vote. and some people say, republicans particularly, say, well, you know, he wants these people to vote for hillary clinton or the democrat in the fall. i'm sure he does. the fact is this is a -- bringing virginia into the 21st century. how to help people stop being criminals and get on with their lives. if you mark somebody where they cannot run for office, then they become less of a citizen that you want them to be. that's his public policy reason for doing it. of course, this is a political year. people sprinkle politics all over it. >> do you expect the republicans' lawsuit to go anywhere? >> well, some of the republicans said he should have just done this for felons who were not violent. all felons. i don't know all of the laws of virginia, but it looks t

he gets to see this 16 times a day >>> i'm tom sherwood in the district.here are a lot of wall murals that people like, but then there's also a lot of bad stuff, graffiti, tagging, that people don't like. the district today announced a new six-week plan to clean away graffiti in all of the city's eight wards saying unchecked graffiti just invites more graffiti. >> graffiti at its very basic level is a property crime. we know it also impacts our quality of life. >> reporter: it is not just graffiti. hundreds of stickers are being scraped away too. the district spends about a half million dollars each year clearing away graffiti and says it hopes the six-week program called the great >>> fee -- graffiti wipeout will send a message to taggers. >>> the passenger is missing. >>> the man who sued whole foods were allegedly writing a gay slur on a cake he bought is dropping his lawsuit and apologizing. whole foods says the m claims were not true. it showed the upc code on the cake was in a different location than this man's video. the company also said the baker

. >>> i'm tom sherwood. the national parks service celebrating its natural land and preservation.ow a growing controversy has the park services looking more to corporate donors to ease its severe budget problems. will private corporate logos wind up displayed in national parks and maybe new benches with a discreet logo on the front and on the back and affect policies. the debate coming up on news4 at 5:00. >> what do you think about corporations displaying brands at our national parks? it is our flash survey this afternoon. call or text the number on your screen. >>> yale, brown, and dartmouth college are facing a civil rights complain for discriminating against asian american applicants in the admissions process. a coalition filed today. >> we request that attorney general loretta lynch please stop this discrimination against asian americans. do not let our children be treated as second-class citizens. >> now this same coalition filed a similar complaint against harvard university last year. the u.s. education department dismissed it because a similar lawsuit was being considered

our team coverage continues with tom sherwood with more on how republicans in the commonwealth are responding to their presumptive nominee. tom. >> chris, virginias for trump have a simple message for paul ryan and others, support the nominee. prince william county republican corey stewart, running the trump campaign in virginia, in a news 4 interview with julie carey last week, he was blunt about closing ranks. >> any elected republican who does not come behind the republican nominee, the people, the person that the people have chosen for the republican nominee, those people do not belong in our party any more. >> stewart welcomed as progress today's meeting between trump and ryan. the two men didn't appear together. but stewart last week noted ryan withholding initial support was republican voters who have selected mr. trump to be their nominee is just inexcusable. >> we're trying to try to work with him and if he doesn't come around, he doesn't. we're going to move forward and win. >> the pending trump nomination is causing divisions within the national and swing state virginia parties. no

tom sherwood and adam tuss joining us this morning.nd adam, you have details about this plan. >> yes, this past week metro released exactly what will happen. nd and the general manager has been talking about what this plan actually means and how disruptive it was going to be, but i don't think people are paying attention to it until we start seeing the actual details. so what we learned this past week for instance, starting june 4th, there will be 13 straight days of continuous single tracking from the boston station to east falls church. that kicks off this whole plan. meaning that there is basically only going to be one track for a whole bunch of trains to get through for 13 straight days. and that happens in just a matter of weeks. and that includes rush hour, as well, around the clock. so think about how disruptive that will be for orange pd a sti and silverne and second project is complete shut down from eastern market to minnesota avenue and then eastern market to benning road on orange, blue and silver lines. and this will happe

. >>> tom sherwood. the aerospace museum is turning 40 years od.m, california. these are outside a rally there. the police are lined up as they try to keep everything quiet and peaceful coming off of new mexico where things were not quiet and peaceful at a trump rally there. >>> we're learning more tonight about the two people killed in that small plane crash in orange county, virginia. the pilot charles caldwell and his passenger died in the crash. j.j. was an experienced and celebrated pilot who spent the past two decades providing volunteer flights for the seriously ill. >> he was just so comfortable in what he did and his method of instruction that it made you feel comfortable behind the controls. >> still not clear what actually caused the plane to go down. >>> it's a first tonight for loudoun county. the new chair of the board of supervisors is giving a state of the county phyllis randall says some of the speech will include facts about the county's finances and social services. some of it is more personal. >> volunteering on our different co

tom sherwood reports that the parks service is saying any new program would be discreet and would helpporter: parklands, outdoor activities, streams of water. the $3 billion a year national parks service oversees over 400 national park sites. budgets from congress are tight. the u.s. parks service is nearing a final plan to boost private and corporation donations with it says discreet visible credit to the money givers. >> this effort is to move us into the 21st century. >> reporter: some groups contend the initiative is a dangerous intrusion of private interest on public lands. >> this isn't about philanthropy. it is about marketing and merchandising. it changes who the parks are operated for. >> reporter: the parks service contends critics are wrong, that it is nothing like flashy naming >> we're going to enjoy the world of philanthropy that i think people are familiar with universities, zoos, and libraries. >> reporter: park visitors are cautious about any changes, even discreet ones. >> let the corporations do what they do behind the scenes. they don't have to let everyone see thei

tom sherwood is here to talk about what all this means as we move forward. >> the republican convention cleveland july 18th. we thought there was going to be a huge fight a few days ago. i have three takeaways. this is the donald trump show. no brokered convention. he's going to be able to control who speaks when and where and how it works. we'll get, as he would say, huge tv ratings. we're very anxious to note who is going on at the convention, who is going to be his vice presidential nominee. something else to watch lots of protesters. we have seen protesters outside of campaign events in california. cleveland police are expecting thousands of protesters there. expect big fences and lots of police for that. let's look at the they're still fighting. bernie sanders is still in the campaign, but he's way behind hillary. people are thinking he can't mi make it up and overtake hillary clinton. there's going to be pressure on him to tone down his campaign so he doesn't damage hillary clinton going into the fall campaign. but the bottom line, we are now into the general election. >> yes, we

. >>> i'm tom sherwood in northeast washington near north capitol street. the indigo, a very popular restaurant here. a would-be burglar ran into some trouble when he tried to break in this morning. coming up on news4, i'll tell you what happened. >>> so you don't get enough sleep, right? >> but how can you really tell if you have sleep apnea? >> doreen has a demonstration for you right after this. [ snoring noises ] >> familiar? that's the sound of many sleepless nights. the warning signs of sleep apnea in the next ten minutes. >>> remember the hashtag bring back our girls? now one of those nigerian schoolgirls that was kidnapped has been found. she explains what happenedo >>> the next major transportation battle in our area may not have to do with metro or the roads, but with streetcars. the district is studying how to get d.c. streetcars crossing the district over to georgetown. transportation reporter adam tuss shows us what must happen to get this plan on track. >> reporter: you know streetcars are running here along h street in northeast d.c., but now

tom sherwood, news 4. >>> 5:52. to the campaign trail now. tracy spots is live on capitol hill with what we should expect in the day ahead. >> reporter: expect hillary clinton taking a close look at the numbers in our poll. let's start with donald trump who is catching up with her within three percentage points statistically, a dead heat if that general election were held between the two of them today. this poll also shows that while women favor clinton, men favor trump and 61% say they're worried about his experience. meantime the democrats, hillary clinton is favored by more than half of voters when it comes to foreign policy. but she's looking ahead and looking behind, too, but bernie sanders hasn't given up here and we saw that last night when he rallied in california reacting to the fact that she's decided not to california premie area comes up will just a few weeks. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. >>> let's turn to chuck bell now and the forecast. >> are you ready to do the sunshine dance? >> let's do it. >> you

. >>> i'm tom sherwood in lafayette square. now you know this house behind me.t's been home to the obamas for over seven years with lots of curious tourists outside. but now the obama family has to move out in january. the family says it will live in washington until daughter sasha finishes high school, but where will they live? they've been looking. >> it would be wonderful for the neighborhood. it's convenient and secure. >>> coming up on news 4 at 5:00, a house or two in an exclusive, quiet city neighborhood that might be just the spot. >>> and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> good afternoon. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. we've been basking in the sunshine. we have cotton ball clouds floating in the blue sky and a terrific spring day with the feels so good after the rain we've had and the cool weather and that system that was plaguing us the last few days is rotating over new england and we're all dry here now and happy to report no rain anywhere in the vicinity and temperatures are warming nicely and we're up around 80 degrees in shenandoah

. >>> i'm tom sherwood in the district. have you ever maxed out your credit cards so much so that the company cut you off? it happened to the district this past winter during the big blizzard of late january. the city scrambled to hire private contractors to remove the snow to speed things up. but it put millions of dollars on the credit card so much so that jpmorgan cut off the city's credit. the administrator rashaad young tells nbc4 the credit was quickly restored. >> that was less than 24 hours. we talked to released very quickly. so it really was a non-issue from our business operations. >> reporter: the issue arose because some companies that didn't accept credit cards still haven't been paid. the council was expected to approve those payments next month. >>> 5:35. the debate over the future development of bethesda's westbard neighborhood is over. yesterday montgomery county council unanimously approved the plan to create 22 acres of new retail and housing space at the westwood shopping center. opponents worry that pl

news4's tom sherwood went house hunting yesterday to find out if the home household. neighbors say it's a nice home. >> it's very come comfy inside. >> the house leases for $9500 a month. that's a big ticket price. >> yeah. the president is worth about $12 million, something like that i read? they can afford it. >>> all right. 6:16 is the time right now. >> breaking news right now, we are shut down inbound 14th street bridge. take a look at this. sounds like a three-car crash right now. do not go this way if you can possibly avoid it this morning. i know it is very hard for a lot of folks headed into the district if you can perhaps delay, you are going to be sitting in major traffic. so again, right now we are shut down inbound 14th street bridge. if that vehicl truck could get out of the way and let traffic by, it would really help things right now. it's not something they can do. chopper 4 still over this problem on southbound d.c. 295 before benning road. they had the earlier problem off to the right side of the roadway. right now we have a two-mile backup. two maj

today, they are telling tom sherwood, they may sue. >> when we looked at all of the documentation, thejfication for all of the boys is not there. and so we can't really explain how they came to the conclusion to address the boys. >> we have legal concerns with the program. >> the school system says that it is trying to offer a variety of programs that meets the of all students. >> the boys' school is set to open in august at the old ron brown high school, and it is undergoing a $20 million renovation. >> and now a courageous group getting on the stage to raise awareness about mental illness. >> and the reports of how this group is changing minds. >> we first met them when they were just getting started two years ago and the concept is simple, but brilliant. it is a stage production in a theater where the participants share their illness in e creative ways. this is my brave they call it, and it is excite ing ing to see much they have grown. this is my brave. ♪ ♪ maybe one of the days you can let the light in ♪ >> and so is this. >> if you want to save yourself, you have to be able to th

. >> i'm tom sherwood in northeast washington, and this ole school is turned into to a high school for only boys, and some think it is a great idea, but some are asking, vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me >>> still track ing ting the ra there, on storm tracker 4, and you can see the showers spiralinging in from the west, and this is part of the area of low pressure this came through western kentucky tomorrow, and bringing the strong storms today, and you can see the rain today, and montgomery county, and towards annapolis, and along i-95 with the rain, and what do you need to know for the next couple off days? still more rain, and keep the umbrella handy and a chance of storms, too. we will break it down for you, and veronica is back with a full-day forecast. >> ands you have been seeing for doug's forecast, there is little to no su

news 4's tom sherwood takes us to sheridan colorama. >> the homes of sheridan colorama, big, beautiful two years ago visited the white house gardens. >> they grew up in this neighborhood between connecticut and massachusetts avenues. she's not surprised that unconfirmed reports president obama's obama's family is looking in the sheridan color a ama area next january eight months away. real estate agents tells news 4 they check for security and privacy. >> it's a perfect size. it's very comfy inside. very comfy inside. >> secure in the back? >> yes. >> the national journal this week secured that the obamas have picked this neighborhood, but no specific house. they have privacy despite being close to the curb. it has off-street, hidden away parking. the lease, $9500 a month. it suddenly went off the market last week. when news 4 called asking about the house the phone line went dead and then no answer. >> the number you are calling is temporarily unavailable. anything, but neighbors would welcome the obamas. sally burke is a historic preservationist who has lived in the neighborhood 36 y

stay tuned for news4 in our next hour, tom sherwood will have a live report with more details about her visit. >>> democratic rival said he's fighting for every last vote. tonight senator board of supervisors is rallying his supporters in sacramento, california. he spent part of the day campaigning in atlantic city, new jersey. now clinton has to cut into that lead. >>> meanwhile the presumptive republican nominee is already preparing for the general election. dulles toll road is adding staff members and reaching out to gop leaders. trump is called new jersey governor chris christie loyal and knowledgeable and tapped him to lead his white house transition team. >>> trump also told his supporters in west virginia don't bother going to the polls. "new york" magazine reports trump said they should save their vote for the general election since he's already the presumptive republican nominee. democrats are also voting tomorrow and the statistical analysis website 538 put out a poll that shows board of supervisors with a slight edge over hillary clinton. polls open at 6:30 in the morning and

tom sherwood, news 4. >>> a new, 4 iteam investigation leads to division action. a u.s. senator is calling for better accommodations for young womans on u.s. capitol grounds including more baby changing tables and lactation stations. in a letter to the senate, democrat bob casey wrote, quote, i respectfully urge you to take steps to improve the facilities available for parents working in or visiting the capitol complex. he cited tuesday's iteam report that the capitol complex has less than a third of the lactation station required in federal buildings and less than half the family buildings also required. eleanor holmes norton called the findings unacceptable. >> it doesn't surprise me that the congress lags behind. it always does. and what we have to do is just shine a bright light on it. >> congress exempted itself from federal buildings rules and does it need to follow them? >>> the transgender bathroom debate is headed to the courtroom. texas and ten other states have announced a lawsuit against the obama administration. those states are fighting a federal mandate th

news 4's tom sherwood tried to find out if this home at 10 calarama circle, there it is, that might be obama's new address. the house went off the market recently, but when tom called the realtor the phone went dead. neighbors say the home is a good choice. >> it's perfect size. it's very comfy inside. very comfy inside. >> since i live here of course i think it's a good choice. i suspect there are other neighborhoods that would do just as well. >> now, the home you see here leases for $9,500 a month. >>> they write the laws, but it seems they don't always have to follow the rules. an investigation by the news 4 i-team found congress itself isn't following the federal government standards for providing accommodations to parents. scott mcfarlane shows us why some say the hill isn't nearly as family friendly as it ought to be. >> reporter: by autumn 2-year-old shaw miller will be a big brother. mom is expecting, shae miller is a 13-year congressional staffer and still remembers what it was like making the long walk from her car to the office when she was pregnant with shaw. >> i think ab

. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood in the district, news 4. >>> we are under three months now from the summer olympics. a lot of people are thinking about the security in the city security police are ready. right now they're practicing with a new type of rifle that is more accurate than the ones they usually use. the they also said there will be 50,000 officers working on security during the olympics. the games begin this august. >>> let's turn to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell now to talk about the weather and the need for umbrellas again today. >> yeah, this will be the 18th out of the last 21 days with rainfall here in the area. doesn't look too terribly imposing outside just yet, the skies nice and bright if you're look out to the east like we are here on our city camera view. but that's not going to be the case for too much longer because rain is moving in. have your rain gear ready to go. temperatures courtesy of the rain coming on in going to be stuck in the 50s today. and it's not just raining for a little while. the rain stretches about 870 miles back to southwestern missouri.

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